11 TEST AUTOMATION AND PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

In the last chapter, we covered leading automation tools, their features and various costs involved in procuring and setting up these tools. Customisation of these tools makes them more suitable for organisational needs, and programming is required for customisation. In this chapter, we will explain programming and scripting in test automation at a high level and introduce you to some leading programming languages. These languages will help you in utilising most of the tools described in the previous chapters and creating scripts for specific needs. This chapter is not intended to explain how to do programming. Its purpose is an introduction to automated testing and programming languages. This ...

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